Calgary‘s downtown area may be without power for up to a week following an electrical fire at an underground traffic control system Saturday night, caused significant damage
Mayor Naheed Nenshi said it would take time to restore power to about 5,000 residents and 10,000 employees who were expected to return to work tomorrow. The mayor said the delay is caused by the need to rebuild the infrastructure.
Today is Thanksgiving Day, a national holiday, when many Canadians celebrate with a traditional feast of turkey dinner.
Mayor Nenshi, who is on top of the crisis, has been advising the people without electricity to clean out refrigerators and freezers now. Restaurants and other institutions have been responding with offers of freezer space to save turkeys for post-poned Thanksgiving dinners. Other Calgarians have been extending invitations to join celebrations to those who have been prevented from having their own.
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